Police said Bertulis rear-ended 67-year-old Kathy Berman's Lexus as the two drove on Sherman Hill Road in Woodbury Tuesday afternoon. The impact sent Kathy Berman's vehicle veering off the roadway and down a small embankment. It flipped over into a small body of water, authorities say. She died at the scene.

Bertulis initially survived the crash -- he collided with a utility pole and his vehicle ended up overturned in the center of the roadway -- but died of his injuries at a hospital.

Bertulis' family said at the time of the crash, he was on his way home from the cemetery, where he had gone every day to visit his late wife since she passed away last year.

A story on ESPN's website says Chris Berman joined the network in 1979 and married Kathy four years later. He stepped down in January from his role as host of "Sunday NFL Countdown" after 31 seasons, but is still with the network, according to ESPN. Kathy Berman died the day before Chris' 62nd birthday.